Display panel and display apparatus

ABSTRACT

A display panel and display apparatus. The display panel includes a first display area, a second display area, and an isolation area. A light transmittance of the first display area is greater than a light transmittance of the second display area. At least a part of the isolation area is positioned between the first display area and the second display area. The display panel includes a plurality of first sub-pixels positioned in the first display area; a first pixel circuit positioned in the second display area, the first pixel circuit being electrically connected to the first sub-pixels in the first display area and being configured to drive the first sub-pixels in the first display area to display; and a light-blocking assembly positioned in the isolation area, the light-blocking assembly being configured to block light incident from the first sub-pixels to the first pixel circuit.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2020/132462 filed on Nov. 27, 2020, which claims the priority toChinese patent application No. 202010037847.2 filed on Jan. 14, 2020,both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of display, and particularly to adisplay panel and display apparatus.

BACKGROUND

With a rapid development of electronic devices, users have higher andhigher requirements for screen-to-body ratios, such that the industryhas shown more and more interest in all-screen displays of electronicdevices.

There is a need for traditional electronic devices, such as mobilephones and tablets, to have front-facing cameras, earpieces, andinfrared sensing components etc. integrated thereon. In the prior art,notches or holes may be provided on display screens, so that externallight can enter photosensitive elements under the screens through thenotches or holes on the screens. However, these electronic devices donot have actual all-screen displays, since not all regions across thescreens can be used to display, for example, regions corresponding tofront-facing cameras cannot be used to display pictures.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present application provide a display panel anddisplay apparatus, enabling at least a part of regions of the displaypanel to be light-transmitting and display, so as to facilitateunder-screen integration of photosensitive components.

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide adisplay panel including a first display area, a second display area, andan isolation area. A light transmittance of the first display area isgreater than a light transmittance of the second display area. At leasta part of the isolation area is positioned between the first displayarea and the second display area. The display panel includes:

a plurality of first sub-pixels positioned in the first display area;

a first pixel circuit positioned in the second display area, the firstpixel circuit being electrically connected to the first sub-pixels inthe first display area and being configured to drive the firstsub-pixels in the first display area to display; and

a light-blocking assembly positioned in the isolation area, thelight-blocking assembly being configured to block light incident fromthe first sub-pixels to the first pixel circuit.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application provide adisplay apparatus including the display panel according to any of theabove implementations.

According to the display panel of the embodiments of the presentapplication, the light transmittance of the first display area isgreater than the light transmittance of the second display area, so thatphotosensitive components may be integrated on the back of the firstdisplay area of the display panel to achieve under-screen integration ofthe photosensitive components such as cameras, while the first displayarea can display pictures. Thus, a display area of the display panel canbe increased and a full-screen design of the display apparatus can berealized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a display panel according to anembodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic top view of a display panel according toanother embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic top view of a display panel provided accordingto a further embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 shows a partial enlarged view of a Q region of FIG. 1 provided byan example;

FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view along an A-A direction in FIG. 4provided by a first example;

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view along the A-A direction in FIG. 4provided by a second example;

FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view along the A-A direction in FIG. 4provided by a third example;

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view along the A-A direction in FIG. 4provided by a fourth example;

FIG. 9 shows a schematic top view of a display apparatus according to anembodiment of the present application; and

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view along a D-D direction in FIG. 9provided by an example.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Features and exemplary embodiments of various aspects of the presentapplication will be described in detailed below. In order to make theobjects, technical solutions and advantages of the present applicationclearer, the present application is further described in details belowwith reference to the accompany drawings and specific embodiments. Itshould be understood that the specific embodiments described herein areonly for illustration of the present application, and are not forlimiting the present application. For those skilled in the art, thepresent application can be implemented without some of those specificdetails. The below description of embodiments is only for providingbetter understanding of the present application by showing examples ofthe present application.

In an electronic device, such as a mobile phone and a tablet etc., thereis a need to integrate photosensitive components (e.g., front-facingcameras, infrared light sensors, and proximity light sensors) on a sideof the electronic device, the side of the electronic device is providedwith a display panels. In some embodiments, a light-transmitting displayarea may be provided on the above-described electronic device, and thephotosensitive components may be arranged on the back of thelight-transmitting display area, such that full-screen display for theelectronic device can be realized, while proper operations of thephotosensitive components can be guaranteed.

At present, light emitted from sub-pixels in the light-transmittingdisplay area can pass through the light-transmitting display area andreach to a channel of a pixel circuit within an opaque display area. Asa result, a semiconductor of the pixel circuit may generatephoto-generated carriers, which in turn cause Mura (uneven brightnessdisplay) in the display panel.

In order to solve the above problems, embodiments of the presentapplication provide a display panel and a display apparatus. Variousembodiments of the display panel and the display apparatus will bedescribed below in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present application provide a display panel, whichmay be an Organic Light Emitting Diode (Organic Light Emitting Diode,OLED) display panel.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 shows schematic top views of display panels providedaccording to three embodiments of the present application. FIG. 4 showsa partial enlarged view of a Q region of FIG. 1 provided by an example.FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 shows cross-sectional views along an A-A direction inFIG. 4 provided by four examples.

As shown in FIG. 1, a display panel 100 includes a first display areaAA1, a second display area AA2, and an isolation area TA. A lighttransmittance of the first display area AA1 is greater than that of thesecond display area AA2. The first display area AA1 is positioned atedges of the display panel 100, and the isolation area TA is positionedbetween the first display area AA1 and the second display area AA2.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 2, a display panel 100 includes a firstdisplay area AA1, a second display area AA2, an isolation area TA, and anon-display area NA. A light transmittance of the first display area AA1is greater than a light transmittance of the second display area AA2.The second display area AA2 partially surrounds the first display areaAA1. A part of the isolation area TA is positioned between the firstdisplay area AA1 and the second display area AA2, and another part ofthe isolation area TA is positioned between the first display area AA1and the non-display area NA.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 3, a display panel 100 includes a firstdisplay area AA1, a second display area AA2, and an isolation area TA. Alight transmittance of the first display area AA1 is greater than alight transmittance of the second display area AA2. The first displayarea AA1 is completely surrounded by the second display area AA2. Theisolation area TA is positioned between the first display area AA1 andthe second display area AA2.

Particularly, a specific position of the isolation area TA may be setaccording to a position relationship between the first display area AA1and the second display area AA2.

Here, it is preferable that the light transmittance of the first displayarea AA1 is greater than or equal to 15%. In order to ensure that thelight transmittance of the first display area AA1 is greater than orequal to 15%, or even greater than 40% or more, light transmittances ofat least some of functional film layers in the first display areas AA1of the display panels 100 in the embodiments of the present applicationmay be greater than 80%, or even greater than 90%.

According to the display panel 100 of the embodiments of the presentapplication, the light transmittance of the first display area AA1 isgreater than the light transmittance of the second display area AA2, sothat photosensitive components may be integrated on the back of thefirst display area AA1 of the display panel 100 to achieve under-screenintegration of the photosensitive components such as cameras, while thefirst display area AA1 can display pictures. Thus, a display area of thedisplay panel 100 can be increased and a full-screen design of a displayapparatus can be realized.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display panel 100 includes a plurality of firstsub-pixels 110, a first pixel circuit 120 and a light-blocking assembly60. The plurality of first sub-pixels 110 are positioned in the firstdisplay area AA1. The first pixel circuit 120 is positioned in thesecond display area AA2. The first pixel circuit 120 is electricallyconnected to the first sub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1, andis configured to drive the first sub-pixels 110 in the first displayarea AA1 to display. The light-blocking assembly 60 is positioned in theisolation area TA, and is configured to block light incident from thefirst sub-pixels 110 to the first pixel circuit 120. In order to show astructure of the light-blocking assembly clearly, sub-pixels in thesecond display area AA2 and a pixel circuit driving the sub-pixels inthe second display area AA2 are shown as hidden.

According to the display panel provided by the embodiment of the presentapplication, the light-blocking assembly 60 is provided between thefirst display area AA1 and the second display area AA2, thelight-blocking assembly 60 can block the light emitted from the firstsub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1 impinge on the first pixelcircuit 120 in the second display area AA2, so as to preventsemiconductor devices in the pixel circuit from generatingphoto-generated carriers due to effect of light, and in turn avoidgenerating Mura in the first display area. Thereby, display quality ofthe display panel can be improved.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 4, the first pixel circuit 120 ispositioned in the second display area AA2 and close to the first displayarea AA1. The first pixel circuit 120 is electrically connected to thesub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1 through leads. The leadsmay be transparent leads, such as indium tin oxide (Indium Tin Oxide,ITO) leads or indium zinc oxide leads, in order to further increase thelight transmittance of the first display area AA1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the isolation area TA is arranged around an entireperiphery of the first display area AA1. An orthographic projection ofthe light-blocking assembly 60 in a thickness direction of the displaypanel 100 appears as a closed pattern around the first display area AA1.The light-blocking assembly 60 can completely block the light emittedfrom the first sub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1 impinge onthe first pixel circuit 120 in the second display area AA2, so as tocompletely prevent semiconductor devices in the pixel circuit fromgenerating photo-generated carriers due to effect of light, and in turnavoid generating Mura in the first display area. Thereby, displayquality of the display panel can be further improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5, the display panel 100 mayinclude a substrate 10, a component layer 30, a planarization layer 40and a pixel-defining layer 50. The component layer 30 is positioned onthe substrate 10, the planarization layer 40 is positioned on thecomponent layer 30, and the pixel-defining layer 50 is positioned on theplanarization layer 40. Particularly, the first pixel circuit 120 ispositioned in the component layer 30. The light-blocking assembly 60extends through at least a part of the component layer 30 in thethickness direction of the display panel 100, and the light-blockingassembly 60 extends through the planarization layer 40 and thepixel-defining layer 50. That is, the light-blocking assembly 60 extendsthrough the planarization layer 40 and the pixel-defining layer 50completely in the thickness direction of the display panel 100, and mayextend through only a part of the component layer 30 in the thicknessdirection of the display panel 100.

In some embodiments, the substrate 10 may be made of alight-transmitting material such as a glass or polyimide (Polyimide,PI). A buffer layer 20 may be provided between the substrate 10 and thecomponent layer 30.

In some embodiments, the component layer 30 may include a firstinsulating layer 31, a second insulating layer 32, and an interlayerdielectric layer 33 which are stacked. The first insulating layer 31 isarranged close to the substrate 10, and the interlayer dielectric layer33 is arranged away from the substrate 10. Exemplarily, as shown in FIG.5, the light-blocking member 60 may extend to the first insulating layer31 in the thickness direction of the display panel 100.

According to the embodiments of the present application, thelight-blocking assembly 60 extends through at least a part of thecomponent layer 30 in the thickness direction of the display panel 100,and the light-blocking assembly 60 extends through the planarizationlayer 40 and the pixel-defining layer 50. That is to say, thelight-blocking assembly 60 may begin to block the light emitted from thefirst sub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1 impinge on the firstpixel circuit 120 in the second display area AA2, at a position close tothe first sub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1, so as tofundamentally prevent the first pixel circuit 120 in the second displayarea AA2 from being affected by the light emitted from the firstsub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1.

In some embodiments, the first pixel circuit 120 may include a thin filmtransistor. The thin film transistor may include an active layer. Thecomponent layer 30 may include a limiting layer 01. The limiting layer01 is arranged on the same layer as the active layer of the thin filmtransistor. The light-blocking assembly 60 extends from a surface of thepixel-defining layer 50 away from the substrate 10 to a surface of thelimiting layer 01 away from the substrate 10.

Embodiments of the present application do not limit a specific structureof the first pixel circuit 120. FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 show a thin filmtransistor in the first pixel circuit 120. It should be understood thatthe first pixel circuit 120 may include a plurality of thin filmtransistors and a plurality of capacitors.

As shown in FIG. 6, the thin film transistor may include a drain 121, asource 122, a gate 123 and an active layer 124. The gate 123 ispositioned between the first insulating layer 31 and the secondinsulating layer 32. The source 122 and the drain 121 are positioned onthe interlayer dielectric layer 33 and contact with the active layer 124through through-holes in the first insulating layer 31, the secondinsulating layer 32 and the interlayer dielectric layer 33. Exemplarily,the active layer 124 is a semiconductor layer.

Exemplarily, a recessed portion may be formed firstly, which is recessedfrom the surface of the pixel-defining layer 50 away from the substrate10 to the surface of the limiting layer 01 away from the substrate 10.The limiting layer 01 is exposed at the bottom of the recessed portion.Further, a light-blocking material, for example, a black organiclight-blocking material, may be filled in the recessed portion, to formthe light-blocking assembly 60. The limiting layer 01 is used to limitthe depth of the recessed portion to prevent the recessed portion frombeing too deep, that is, to prevent the light-blocking assembly 60 fromextending to the substrate 10 and avoid causing a problem of damagingthe substrate 10. In addition, the limiting layer 01 may be asemiconductor layer, and may be formed in the same process step as theactive layer 124 of the thin film transistor.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the light-blocking assembly 60may include a first light-blocking unit 61 and a second light-blockingunit 62. The first light-blocking unit 61 may include a firstlight-blocking portion 611 and a first connecting portion 612. The firstlight-blocking portion 611 may extend between a surface of the componentlayer 30 away from the substrate 10 and the surface of the limitinglayer 01 away from the substrate 10. The first connecting portion 612may be connected with the first light-blocking portion 611, and mayextend along the surface of the component layer 30 away from thesubstrate 10. The second light-blocking unit 62 may extend between thesurface of the pixel-defining layer 50 away from the substrate 10 andthe first connecting portion 612.

The first light-blocking portion 611 and the first connecting portion612 may be formed as an integrated structure. Exemplarily, a recessedportion may be formed firstly, which is recessed from the surface of theinterlayer dielectric layer 33 away from the substrate 10 to the surfaceof the limiting layer 01 away from the substrate. Then, the firstlight-blocking portion 611 and the first connecting portion 612 may beformed integrally at a position which is the inner wall of the recessedportion and the surface of the interlayer dielectric layer 33 which isaway from the substrate 10 and is close to the recessed portion. Thefirst light-blocking portion 611 and the first connecting portion 612included in the first light-blocking unit 61 may be formed in the sameprocess step as the drain 121 and the source 122 of the first pixelcircuit 120.

According to the embodiments of the present application, the firstlight-blocking unit 61 and the drain 121 and the source 122 of the firstpixel circuit 120 are formed simultaneously by one process step. As aresult, the complexity of manufacturing processes of the display panel100 can be reduced, while the light emitted from the first sub-pixels110 in the first display area AA1 can be prevented from impinging on thefirst pixel circuit 120 in the second display area AA2.

In some embodiments, the component layer 30 may include at least onemetal layer. A material of the first light-blocking unit 61 may be thesame with a material of the metal layer. Exemplarily, the metal layermay be the drain 121 and the source 122 of the first pixel circuit 120.A material of the first light-blocking unit 61 may be the same with amaterial of the drain 121 and the source 122 of the first pixel circuit120, which further reduces the complexity of the manufacturing process.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the display panel 100 mayfurther include a supporting column 70. The support column 70 may bearranged on the pixel-defining layer 50. The second light-blocking unit62 may be an integrated structure, and a material of the secondlight-blocking unit 62 may the same with a material of the supportingcolumn 70. The material of the second light-blocking unit 62 and thematerial of the supporting column 70 may both be a black organicmaterial, such as black organic glue. Exemplarily, a recessed portionmay be formed firstly, which is recessed from the surface of thepixel-defining layer 50 away from the substrate 10 to the surface of thefirst connection portion 612 away from the substrate 10. The supportingcolumns 70 and the second light-blocking unit 62 recessed portion maythen be formed simultaneously by one process step, to reduce thecomplexity of manufacturing processes of the display panel 100.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 8, the second light-blocking unit62 may include a first light-blocking sub-unit 621 and a secondlight-blocking sub-unit 622. The first light-blocking sub-unit 621 mayextend between a surface of the planarization layer 40 away from thesubstrate 10 and the first connecting portion 612. The secondlight-blocking sub-unit 622 may extend between the surface of thepixel-defining layer 50 away from the substrate 10 and the firstlight-blocking sub-unit 621.

Exemplarily, a recessed portion may be formed firstly, and the recessedportion is recessed from the surface of the planarization layer 40 awayfrom the substrate 10 to the surface of the first connecting portion 612away from the substrate 10, and then the first light-blocking sub-unitis formed in the recessed portion 621. Further, a recess portion may beformed firstly, which is recessed from the surface of the pixel-defininglayer 50 away from the substrate 10 to a surface of the firstlight-blocking sub-unit 621 away from the substrate 10. The secondlight-blocking sub-unit 622 may then be formed in the recessed portion.

The second light-blocking unit 62 is provided with two light-blockingsub-units, which can avoid an area and depth of the recessed portionbeing too large during the manufacturing process, and in turn control anarea and a depth in the display panel 100 occupied by the light-blockingassembly 60, so as to avoid an area and depth of the light-blockingassembly 60 being too large, which affects the display effect of thedisplay panel, while the light of the sub-pixels 110 in the firstdisplay area AA1 can be prevented from impinging on the first pixelcircuit.

In some embodiments, as further shown in FIG. 8, the firstlight-blocking sub-unit 621 may include a second light-blocking portion6211 and a second connecting portion 6212. The second light-blockingportion 6211 may extend between the surface of the planarization layer40 away from the substrate 10 and the first connecting portion 612. Thesecond connecting portion 6212 may be connected with the secondlight-blocking portion 6211 and may extend along the surface of theplanarization layer 40 away from the substrate 10. The secondlight-blocking sub-unit 622 may be connected with the second connectingportion 6212.

The second light-blocking portion 6211 and the second connecting portion6212 may be formed as an integrated structure. Exemplarily, a recessedportion may be formed firstly, which is recessed from the surface of theplanarization layer 40 away from the substrate 10 to a surface of thefirst connecting part 612 away from the substrate 10. The secondlight-blocking portion 6211 and the second connecting portion 6212 maythen be formed integrally at a position which is the inner wall of therecessed portion and the surface of the planarization layer 40 which isaway from the substrate 10 and is close to the recessed portion.Further, each of the first sub-pixels 110 may include a first electrode112, a light-emitting structure 111 and a second electrode 113 which arestacked. The first electrode 112 may be positioned on the planarizationlayer 40.

In some embodiments, a material of the first light-blocking sub-unit 621may be the same with a material of the first electrode 112. A materialof the second light-blocking sub-unit 622 may be the same with amaterial of the supporting column 70.

According to the embodiments of the present application, the firstlight-blocking sub-unit 621 and the first electrode 112 are formedsimultaneously by one process step, and the second light-blockingsub-unit 622 and the supporting column 70 are formed simultaneously byone process step. As a result, the complexity of the manufacturingprocesses of the display panel 100 can be reduced, while the lightemitted from the first sub-pixels 110 in the first display area AA1 canbe prevented from impinging on the first pixel circuit 120 in the seconddisplay area AA2.

In some embodiments, an orthographic projection of the firstlight-blocking portion 611, an orthographic projection of the secondlight-blocking portion 621, and an orthographic projection of the secondlight-blocking sub-unit 622 on the substrate do not overlap with eachother. In the process of forming the light-blocking assembly 60, sucharrangement can reduce the area of the recessed portion as much aspossible. That is, such arrangement can avoid negative effects on thedisplay panel 100 caused by too large area occupied by thelight-blocking assembly 60.

In some embodiments, one of the first electrode 112 and the secondelectrode 113 is an anode, and the other is a cathode. In thisembodiment, an example that the first electrode 112 is an anode and thesecond electrode 113 is a cathode is described for illustration.

The first light-emitting structure 111 may include an OLEDlight-emitting layer. According to a design requirement of the firstlight-emitting structure 111, the first light-emitting structure 111 mayalso include at least one of a hole injection layer, a hole transportlayer, an electron injection layer, and an electron transport layer.

In some embodiments, the first electrode 112 positioned in the firstdisplay area AA1 may be a light-transmitting electrode. In someembodiments, the first electrode 112 positioned in the first displayarea AA1 may include an indium tin oxide (Indium Tin Oxide, ITO) layeror an indium zinc oxide layer. In some embodiments, the first electrode112 positioned in the first display area AA1 is a reflective electrode,including a first light-transmitting conductive layer, a reflectivelayer on the first light-transmitting conductive layer, and a secondlight-transmitting conductive layer on the reflective layer. The firstlight-transmitting conductive layer and the second light-transmittingconductive layer may be made of ITO, IZO, etc., and the reflective layermay be a metal layer, for example, may be made of silver.

In some embodiments, the second electrode 113 positioned in the firstdisplay area AA1 may include a magnesium-silver alloy layer. In someembodiments, the second electrodes 113 positioned in the first displayarea AA1 may be interconnected to be a common electrode.

In some embodiments, a projection of each first light-emitting structure111 in the first display area AA1 in a direction perpendicular to thedisplay panel 100 may be composed of one first graphic unit or composedof two or more first graphic units. The first graphic unit may includeat least one selected from a group consisting of a circle, an oval, adumbbell shape, a gourd shape, and a rectangle.

In some embodiments, a projection of each first electrode 112 in thefirst display area AA1 in the direction perpendicular to the displaypanel 100 may be composed of one second graphic unit or composed of twoor more second graphic units. The second graphic unit may include atleast one selected from a group consisting of a circle, an oval, adumbbell shape, a gourd shape, and a rectangle.

The above-mentioned shapes can change a periodic structure which canproduce diffraction (i.e., change distribution of the diffractionfield), so as to reduce a diffraction effect generated when externalincident light passes through the first display area AA1, and therebyensure that images captured by cameras arranged under the first displayarea AA1 have high a definition.

Exemplarily, the display panel 100 may further include an encapsulationlayer and a polarizer and a cover plate positioned above theencapsulation layer. Or, the cover plate may be directly arranged abovethe encapsulation layer without a need for the polarizer. Alternatively,the cover plate may be directly arranged at least above theencapsulation layer of the first display area AA1 without a need for thepolarizer, in order to prevent the polarizer from affecting lightcollection amount of corresponding photosensitive elements arrangedunder the first display area AA1. Of course, the polarizer may also bearranged above the encapsulation layer of the first display area AA1.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a display apparatus,which may include the display panel 100 of any of the foregoingembodiments. An embodiment of the display apparatus is taken as anexample for illustration below. In this embodiment, the displayapparatus includes the display panel 100 of the above-mentionedembodiments.

FIG. 9 shows a schematic top view of a display apparatus according to anembodiment of the present application. FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectionalview along a D-D direction in FIG. 9 provided by an embodiment. In thisembodiment of the display apparatus, the display panel 100 may be thedisplay panel 100 according to any of the above embodiments. The displaypanel 100 includes the first display area AA1 and the second displayarea AA2. The light transmittance of the first display area AA1 isgreater than the light transmittance of the first display area AA2.

The display panel 100 may include a first surface S1 and a secondsurface S2 which are opposite to each other. The first surface S1 is adisplay surface. The display apparatus may further include aphotosensitive component 200, which is positioned on side of the displaypanel 100 corresponding to the second surface S2. The photosensitivecomponent 200 may correspond to the position of the first display areaAA1.

The photosensitive component 200 may be an image acquisition equipmentwhich may be used to acquire external image information. In thisembodiment, the photosensitive component 200 is complementary metaloxide semiconductor (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS)image acquisition equipment, and in some other embodiments, thephotosensitive component 200 may be another type of image acquisitionequipment, such as charge-coupled device (Charge-coupled Device, CCD)image acquisition equipment. It may be understood that thephotosensitive component may not be limited to the image acquisitionequipment, and in some embodiments, the photosensitive component 200 maybe a light sensor such as an infrared sensor, a proximity sensor, aninfrared lens, a flood light sensor, an ambient light sensor, and a dotmatrix projector etc., for example. In addition, in the displayapparatus, other elements such as a receiver or a speaker, may also beintegrated on the side of the display panel 100 corresponding to thesecond surface S2.

According to the display apparatus of the embodiments of the presentapplication, the light transmittance of the first display area AA1 isgreater than the light transmittance of the second display area AA2, sothat the photosensitive component 200 may be integrated on the back ofthe display panel 100 corresponding to the first display area AA1, so asto achieve under-screen integration of the photosensitive component 200such as image acquisition equipment, while the first display area AA1can display pictures. Thus, the display area of the display panel 100can be increased and a full-screen design of the display apparatus canbe realized.

According to the display panel of the embodiments of the presentapplication, the first pixel circuit for driving the first sub-pixels inthe first display area to display is positioned in the second displayarea, such that a wiring structure in the first display area can bereduced, and light transmittance of the first display area can beincreased in turn.

According to the display panel of the embodiment of the presentapplication, the display panel further includes the isolation areapositioned between the first display area and the second display area.The isolation area includes the light-blocking assembly providedtherein, the light-blocking assembly prevent light emitted from thefirst sub-pixels in the first display area from impinging on the firstpixel circuit, so as to prevent semiconductor devices in the pixelcircuit from generating photo-generated carriers due to effect of light,and in turn avoid generating Mura in the first display area. Thereby, adisplay quality of the display panel can be improved.

According to the above-mentioned embodiments of the present application,these embodiments do not describe all details exhaustively, nor do theylimit the application to only the specific embodiments described.Obviously, according to the above description, many modifications andchanges can be made. This specification selects and describes theseembodiments in details, in order to better explain principles andpractical applications of this application, such that those skilled inthe art can make good use of this application and make modifications onthe basis of this application. This application is only limited by theclaims and their full scope and equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display panel comprising a first display area, a second display area, and an isolation area, a light transmittance of the first display area being greater than a light transmittance of the second display area, and at least a part of the isolation area being positioned between the first display area and the second display area, the display panel comprising: a plurality of first sub-pixels positioned in the first display area; a first pixel circuit positioned in the second display area, the first pixel circuit being electrically connected to the first sub-pixels in the first display area and being configured to drive the first sub-pixels in the first display area to display; and a light-blocking assembly positioned in the isolation area, the light-blocking assembly being configured to block light incident from the first sub-pixels to the first pixel circuit.
 2. The display panel of claim 1, wherein the isolation area is arranged around an entire periphery of the first display area, and an orthographic projection of the light-blocking assembly in a thickness direction of the display panel appears as a closed pattern around the first display area.
 3. The display panel of claim 1, wherein the display panel comprises: a substrate; a component layer positioned on the substrate, the first pixel circuit being positioned in the component layer; a planarization layer positioned on the component layer; and a pixel-defining layer positioned on the planarization layer; wherein the light-blocking assembly extends through at least a part of the component layer in a thickness direction of the display panel, and the light-blocking assembly extends through the planarization layer and the pixel-defining layer.
 4. The display panel of claim 3, wherein the component layer comprises a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and an interlayer dielectric layer which are stacked, and the first insulating layer is arranged close to the substrate and the interlayer dielectric layer is arranged away from the substrate, the light-blocking assembly extends to the first insulating layer in the thickness direction of the display panel.
 5. The display panel of claim 4, wherein the first pixel circuit comprises a plurality of thin film transistors, each of the thin film transistors comprises a drain, a source, a gate, and an active layer, the gate is positioned between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and the source and the drain are positioned on the interlayer dielectric layer and contact with the active layer through through-holes in the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the interlayer dielectric layer.
 6. The display panel of claim 3, wherein the first pixel circuit comprises a thin film transistor, the thin film transistor comprises an active layer, the component layer comprises a limit layer arranged in a same layer with the active layer of the thin film transistor, and the light-blocking assembly extends from a surface of the pixel-defining layer away from the substrate to a surface of the limit layer away from the substrate.
 7. The display panel of claim 6, wherein the light-blocking assembly comprises: a first light-blocking unit comprising a first light-blocking portion and a first connecting portion, the first light-blocking portion extending between a surface of the component layer away from the substrate and the surface of the limit layer away from the substrate, and the first connecting portion being connected with the first light-blocking portion and extending along the surface of the component layer away from the substrate; and a second light-blocking unit extending between the surface of the pixel-defining layer away from the substrate and the first connecting portion.
 8. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the first light-blocking portion and the first connecting portion are formed as an integrated structure.
 9. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the component layer comprises at least one metal layer, and a material of the first light-blocking unit is same with a material of the metal layer.
 10. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the display panel further comprises a supporting column arranged on the pixel-defining layer; and the second light-blocking unit is an integrated structure, and a material of the second light-blocking unit is same with a material of the supporting column.
 11. The display panel of claim 7, wherein the second light-blocking unit comprises: a first light-blocking sub-unit extending between a surface of the planarization layer away from the substrate and the first connecting portion; and a second light-blocking sub-unit extending between the surface of the pixel-defining layer away from the substrate and the first light-blocking sub-unit.
 12. The display panel of claim 11, wherein the first light-blocking sub-unit comprises a second light-blocking portion and a second connecting portion, the second light-blocking portion extends between the surface of the planarization layer away from the substrate and the first connecting portion, the second connecting portion is connected with the second light-blocking portion and extends along the surface of the planarization layer away from the substrate, and the second light-blocking sub-unit is connected with the second connecting portion.
 13. The display panel of claim 12, wherein an orthographic projection of the first light-blocking portion on the substrate, an orthographic projection of the second light-blocking portion on the substrate, and an orthographic projection of the second light-blocking sub-unit on the substrate do not overlap with each other.
 14. The display panel of claim 12, wherein the second light-blocking portion and the second connecting portion are formed as an integrated structure.
 15. The display panel of claim 11, wherein the display panel further comprises a supporting column arranged on the pixel-defining layer, and a material of the second light-blocking sub-unit is same with a material of the supporting column.
 16. The display panel of claim 11, wherein each of the first sub-pixels comprises a first electrode, a first light-emitting structure on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the first light-emitting structure, Wherein a material of the first light-blocking sub-unit is same with a material of the first electrode.
 17. A display apparatus comprising the display panel of claim
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